Daft Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 I think that was an assumption and that plans for Europe were tba.
Happenstance Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Well I hope we do get a stand alone copy, certain US stuff comes up as black and white on my tv so id rather not take the risk.
Jon Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 I thought we were getting a standalone PAL version, just that it was coming out around the same time as III instead of last year like the US. Im pretty sure I remember us all moaning. There is one, but at the moment it's only been announced as coming with the Ultimate edition of GoWIII, and i'd rather not have to take out a mortgage to pay for it. Hence the importing.
Happenstance Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 There is one, but at the moment it's only been announced as coming with the Ultimate edition of GoWIII, and i'd rather not have to take out a mortgage to pay for it. Hence the importing. Yeah I know about that one, I was talking about the standalone.
Jon Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Yeah I know about that one, I was talking about the standalone. That's what I meant. Can't see them releasing a stand alone PAL copy of the collection. Would kind of devalue the box.
Happenstance Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 That's what I meant. Can't see them releasing a stand alone PAL copy of the collection. Would kind of devalue the box. Im not so sure, I mean its not like we dont see Special Editions of loads of other games. Either way I can live in hope. If it does come down to it i'll probably just buy the ultimate edition, as ive mentioned before in the Playstation thread, I dont actually think its that bad of a price for whats in it. I just would have prefered to pay less and just get the games but I can live with the extras.
Strange Cookie Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 I imported GoW Collection (my very first import by the way. Hail region-free consoles!) and thanks to the low dollar, it didn't cost much and I got it in three days. If you can't be bothered with online stores, try eBay. There are several copies available in the UK. I don't think the extra content of the UT-edition is bad, just... not really worth it, with the possible excpetion of the soundtracks. And the box would just end up in storage anyway. That said, I still think it's a missed opportunity, to not release a standalone copy in advance. At this time, the only way to get Collection is to shel out for the UT-edition, which is a bit cheeky, really. What better way to get the hype going for part III than a revisit to the originals (who still hold their ground gloriously to this day) is nice HD-o-vision? But if I have III and Collection at the same time... Well, I'd just play III and keep Collection as an afterthough, methinks. Playing through I and II now, it really ups up my anticipation for III, for which I was pretty apathic about before playing Collection.
Happenstance Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Im not importing it because of my tv, not because I find it awkward or dont know what sites to use.
Strange Cookie Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Im not importing it because of my tv, not because I find it awkward or dont know what sites to use. That's a bummer. Let's hope there is a standalone copy after all, and otherwise, the UT-edition is good value for money. May I inquire what TV you have?
Deathjam Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 A crappy old SD tv IMO i think that needs to change. Games like burnout cannot be played on SDTVs. Anyways I think the GoW Collection I + II is an absolute bargain as the quality of the games is outstanding and beats some of the stuff we can get today. As cookie said, thanks to the collection, I now care about GoWIII but still dont think I will get it on release day.
Pit-Jr Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 IMO i think that needs to change. Games like burnout cannot be played on SDTVs. Anyways I think the GoW Collection I + II is an absolute bargain as the quality of the games is outstanding and beats some of the stuff we can get today. As cookie said, thanks to the collection, I now care about GoWIII but still dont think I will get it on release day. Im in the same boat. Im elbow deep in God of War II and its been mostly spectacular other than a few annoying puzzles. I want the game but ive already committed to Heavy Rain and FFXIII for March so i think ill wait for a price drop or at least a lull period
Hero-of-Time Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Seeing as Sony wont let us see the new trailer yet, GamesRadar have broken it down for us. Since E3 2009, God Of War 3 information has been on hiatus. Having been suitably wowed by the playable demo our anticipation for the game was already at fever pitch - especially with the imminent release of EA's multi-platform Dante's Inferno, a blatant 'homage' to the series, reminding us of the PS3 source material. But now we've got something else to get excited about.... We've just been given access to a brand new segment of gameplay showing of a boss battle of preposterous scale. The following is a scene by scene synopsis of the action viewed by our very own eyes. 00:01 The action starts with Kratos standing on a rocky mountain. Long shadows are cast over the rugged and wild-looking scenery as a harsh wind blows. Kratos has golden armour over one shoulder and proceeds to launch into a familiar combination attack against no enemy, just to show that this is in fact in-game. 00:10 Kratos moves away from the clearing towards a fallen tree and you can tell the player is rapidly hammering a button to move it out of the way, as you would done in GoW or GoW2. With a final push, Kratos throws the entire trunk off the side of the mountain. He looks angry. 00:19 Kratos begins to dash uphill along a wide dirt track. There are three skeletal enemies visible at the end. The wind picks up, blowing dust across the screen. The post-processing motion blur effects are superb and give the whole thing a pre-rendered appearance, even though this 100% certain it's gameplay footage. 00:23 As fireballs burst into frame from the top-right, Kratos leaps up and spreads his Icarus wings, flying over the head of the first enemy. Flight only lasts a brief moment, before he lands a few feet behind the other two foes. 00:26 A fight begins, but we're hardly paying attention to it – in the background, what can only be described as an electric, blue colossus is scaling Mount Olympus. It's not paying any attention to Kratos, who is busy tearing his foes in half, with plenty of gore as his reward. 00:42 Kratos continues uphill towards another group of minor enemies. But before anyone can even swing a weapon, the ground erupts underneath them and a huge beast emerges. The shifting terrain folds up realistically, with jagged rocks breaking through the earth. 00:47 It's an elemental water spider with a horse's head! Of course it is. And it looks phenomenal. It thrashes around, with cascades of water splashing everywhere and rivers of water running over the surface of its body. 00:53 Kratos doesn't seem impressed at all and sets about attacking it. The spider horse delivers a Pokemon-style water attack, a torrent of water erupting from its mouth. The player seems wise to this and stays to the left, attacking its chin with basic combo attacks. 01:03 Kratos summons a whirlwind attack that looks powerful. It's several storeys high and appears to move right through the beast's long, horsey face. Have that! The ground seems to be moving slightly and rounded rocks behind our foe are moving too. Something's odd about this scene. 01:24 The fight continues this way for a while, with the two trading elemental attacks. But then a deep voice seems to moan in annoyance and the ground starts to pitch. Kratos is thrown off-balance as the entire plateau revolves counter-clockwise. The spider-beast seems to be clinging on for dear life too as the camera zooms out to take in the bigger picture. 01:26 Oh. My. God. As the camera zooms right out, we realise it wasn't a mountain at all that we were fighting on. It was a mountain-sized Titan Gaia – think a 20 million tonne Kathy Bates covered in grass and leaves - and we've been fighting on her wrist the entire time. Needless to say, the scene does its job. Spectacularly. 1:30 With Gaia wide awake, her arm is now thrown the other way up. Unperturbed by the massive drop below him, Kratos begins to monkey across what is now a grassy ceiling and continues his assault on the spider-horse beast. Honestly, you'd think he would consider saving his own neck by now… 2:01 After half a minute more of upside-down cut and thrust, the camera zooms out again and we see Gaia’s arm come round and clamp onto the side of an actual mountain (unless it's an even bigger beast – at this time we don't know what to expect any more). It speeds back in and the fight continues. 2:33 The biblically big-boned lady brings her head closer and examines the tiny figure attacking this tarantula-sized critter. Kratos is still throwing everything he's got at his opponent, unleashing combo after combo and following them up with his whirlwind attack. 3:19 In a scene reminiscent of Yoda's lightsaber skills, Kratos performs a mid-air attack that looks like a Catherine Wheel. Surely the water beast can't have much vitality left. It's still thrashing at him and spitting out torrents of water in defence, but it looks like it's fighting a losing battle. 3:44 There it is – a big, 3D circle button icon appears above the creature's head, but looking like it's in the scene rather than overlaid on the screen. You know what time it is. It's time to finish this. 3:48 After leaping onto one of the creature's mandibles, Kratos jumps again and buries one of his blades into the creature's lower jaw. After a brief struggle, he manages to attack the other one into the other side, so he's got the creature chained by the head like an elaborately decorated (and aggressive) stunt kite. 3:56 Standing back on the ground, Kratos jerks the creature's head left and right with his chains. Something's gotta give. Sure enough, after a couple of seconds, the lower jaw comes away in its entirety, leaving the horse beast squealing in agony. 4:00 After writhing around for a bit, the defeated boss retreats into the ground, still writhing around. The camera whooshes in behind it, passing still-beautifully rendered special effects, and the God of War III logo appears. So what did we think? Spectacular. The entire fight scene, from the choreography, dynamic panning camera shots to the sweeping scale is absolutely megaton. The footage also finally gives us a tantalising look into how riding the massive Titans will work. Much like Shadow of the Colossus, Kratos’ ludicrously-sized allies are essentially constantly moving platform sections. Clambering all over Gaia looked fun as hell, so we’re mega pumped about getting our hands on these massive beasties and the rest of the game. 2010, say hello to your first potential killer-app. http://www.gamesradar.com/f/latest-god-of-war-3-video-emerges/a-201001181530241032 Sounds fantastic.
dwarf Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 Reading text describing a trailer? Lame, Hero, lame! C'mon pal!
Hero-of-Time Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Reading text describing a trailer? Lame, Hero, lame! C'mon pal! As I said its the only way to know what was shown behind closed doors at the moment. Don't like it, don't read it, simply as.
Ryan Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Reading text describing a trailer? Lame, Hero, lame! C'mon pal! You're acting like he wrote it, you asshat.
MATtheHAT Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 ^Lol. Images of the recent 'behind closed doors' demo that some journalists have played, and the one Hero of Time posted. I think my hype for this is reaching fever pitch, I just hope I'm not dissapointed. Although if it is as good as GoWII but with prettier graphics, then I'll be happy.
jammy2211 Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Can anyone suggest the best site for me to import the GoW Collection? It's been confirmed as not coming standalone to Europe now >_>.
Deathjam Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Can anyone suggest the best site for me to import the GoW Collection? It's been confirmed as not coming standalone to Europe now >_>. Let me recommend these guys Video Games Plus and only for £23 You can change the currency you view the price via a option on the right hand side. Tis where I got my copy from....last year!
Shorty Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Introducing me: Someone who has never played a God of War game. Should I import God of War collection from that link above?
Happenstance Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 I either use MovieTyme.com or VideoGamesPlus.ca both are good
Strange Cookie Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Introducing me: Someone who has never played a God of War game. Should I import God of War collection from that link above? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Hell yeah! It are great games, really. It might seem like a mere hack-'n-slash, but it's a good hack-'n-slash. Very addictive gameplay and impressive visuals for PS2 games.
jammy2211 Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Let me recommend these guys Video Games Plus and only for £23 You can change the currency you view the price via a option on the right hand side. Tis where I got my copy from....last year! Cheers, I've never played a GOW but love the hack n slash type genre. Figure it's best to work through the trilogy from start to finish . I'll get on top of that soon, probably make it my next purchase. Got an unopened Red Faction Guerilla to play first...
Deathjam Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 The second game is like 2x the greatness of the first game and I havent even finished it yet! The opening half hr is just EPIC.
Shorty Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Let me recommend these guys Video Games Plus and only for £23 You can change the currency you view the price via a option on the right hand side. Tis where I got my copy from....last year! Ah damnit, I was going to order yesterday but didn't. Now they're sold out
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